Shloka 12
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
Devanagari script
स्त्रियं हत्वा मातरं च को हि जातु सुखी भवेत् । पितरं चाप्यवज्ञाय कः प्रतिष्ठामवाप्रुयात्,“एक तो स्त्री-जाति, दूसरे माताका वध करके कौन पुत्र कभी भी सुखी हो सकता है? पिताकी अवहेलना करके भी कौन प्रतिष्ठा पा सकता है?
Transliteration
striyaṁ hatvā mātaraṁ ca ko hi jātu sukhī bhavet | pitaraṁ cāpy avajñāya kaḥ pratiṣṭhām avāpruyāt ||
Translation
اس نے کہا: “ایک عورت کو—اور وہ بھی اپنی ماں کو—قتل کر کے کون کبھی خوش رہ سکتا ہے؟ اور باپ کی بے حرمتی کر کے کون عزت و وقار پا سکتا ہے؟”
Word by Word
स्त्रियम्a woman
स्त्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
हत्वाhaving killed
हत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त्वा, Parasmaipada (usage), Absolutive (having killed)
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
जातुever (at any time)
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
सुखीhappy
सुखी:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become / could be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormVidhi-linga (Optative), Present (modal), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अवज्ञायhaving disrespected / disregarded
अवज्ञाय:
TypeVerb
Rootअवज्ञा
Formक्त्वा (absolutive, with ya-augment: -य), Parasmaipada (usage), Absolutive (having disrespected)
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतिष्ठाम्standing / reputation / honor
प्रतिष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिष्ठा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अवाप्नुयात्would obtain / could attain
अवाप्नुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअवाप् (अव + आप्)
FormVidhi-linga (Optative), Present (modal), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaM
motherF
fatherW
womanVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes